Boca Engaño, a coastal neighborhood located in Claveria, Masbate, is the only barangay in its region that does not have its own water system, with its residents comprising 420 families relying on only one of the four deep well water sources for drinking water.

Among those who are affected by the limited water supply are the 15 teachers and 350 students of Boca Engaño Elementary School, who have to fetch water in the nearest deep well in the barangay. Due to the school’s location, which has a distance of 150 meters from the barangay proper and an elevation of around 30 degrees, water has to be transported at times via habal-habal (single motorbike) for a fee of ₱ 10 per container. During summer, the community’s deep wells suffer from drought and shortage. The coastal region of Donsol, Sorsogon faces a similar problem in terms of water source and supply.